Course Registration and Withdrawal

Students should obtain course instructor's approval at the course offering department using Application for adding a course. Please bring the completed form to the Academic Registry or department office concerned and the approval information will be recorded in the SIS for students' follow up.
Students can then login UIS and add the course(s) online by themselves. No further notification will be made.
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Students should obtain approval to waive pre/co-requisite/target student requirements from the Head of the course offering department using Application for Waiving Pre/Co-requisite/Target Student Requirements. Please bring the completed form to the Academic Registry and the approval information will be recorded in the SIS for students' follow up.
Students can then login UIS and add the course(s) online by themselves. No further notification will be made.
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Students who wish to register for more than 18 units should complete Application for Excess Study Load and obtain approval from the appropriate Department/Programme Head or Programme Director. Upon approval, please bring the form to the Academic Registry and the approval information will be recorded in the SIS for students' follow up.
For those who wish to register for more than 21 units, please complete Part I and II of Application for Excess Study Load and submit the completed form to Academic Registry to obtain approval from the Academic Registrar. Normally, students who submit the application in the morning will be informed of the results in the afternoon and those who submit in the afternoon will be informed in the morning of the next working day. Once informed, the approval information will be recorded in the SIS for students' follow up. Approval for a study load in excess of 21 units will only be given under exceptional circumstances.
Students can then login UIS and add the course(s) online by themselves. No further notification will be made.

Permission to withdraw from courses after the deadline for dropping courses will only be given under exceptional circumstances, such as a student is suffering from physical, personal or academic problems, or other unforeseen circumstances deemed acceptable to the Department/ Programme.
Students who wish to withdraw a course after the add/drop deadline should obtain approval, using Application for Course Withdrawal, from the course instructor and the Major Department / Programme Head/ Programme Director. The completed form should be submitted to the Academic Registry via the course instructor(s) at least four weeks before the commencement of the semester examination.
Course approved for withdrawal will be assigned a 'W' grade which is not included in GPA calculation.
Students will be informed of the application result via email.